I agree that the heading 'Indians' for Native Americans is
out of date and I would never think of using 'East Indians' for people living
in India. However, I found a website where 'American Indians' is used
extensively (http://www.firstpeople.us/).
Perhaps the names 'Native Americans' and 'American Indians' are both in common
use, hence the reference made from the former to the latter in LCSH. There is
alo the refetrence from 'First Nations (North America)' which is also used in
current literature.
Colin Duncan
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